Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Juvenile Justice

KIDS COUNT 2008: A CFK Overview

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:47:35 -0500

To make positive change for kids, you need to know where things stand, what’s working and what needs to be improved. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book offers both data and context for 10 indicators of child well-being—and drills down to a state and local level. This year’s essay offers a “roadmap for reform” in juvenile justice. CFK summer intern Maria Allen attended the June 2008 launch event in DC and has this overview.

Youth in Adult Jails: Fact Sheet

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:26:03 -0500

Youth serving time in adult prisons are more likely to receive harsher sentences and little or no rehabilitation services, be exposed to violence and victimization, and, ultimately, more likely to face future arrests than similar offenders in the juvenile system, according to research.

Not Just Talk: Incorporating Youth Voice into Juvenile Justice Reform and Practice

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:35:39 -0500

CFK Reports From: Not Just Talk: Incorporating Youth Voice into Juvenile Justice Reform and Practice
Event: Conference Call
Organized By: Connect for Kids
When: 3:00 pm EDT, June 21, 2006

Should systems that deal with and serve young people actively engage them in developing youth policies and programs?

Locking Up Parents, Damaging Children

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:22:25 -0500

Many of the incarcerated men and women in this country are parents. Their children pay a high price � and with almost two-and-a-half million children experiencing the loss of a parent to the criminal justice system, it�s a price that is also paid by schools, neighborhoods, and extended families.

Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:12:22 -0500

Start: Oct 18 2006 - 8:00am

End: Oct 19 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Chapin Hall Center for Children and The MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy are co-sponsoring Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood.

Law Enforcement Solutions for Reducing Racial Disparities & Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) in Juvenile Justice

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:42:51 -0500

Start: Sep 7 2006 - 9:00am

End: Sep 10 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) through a grant to the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) presents the 11th Annual DMC Conference.

Not Just Talk: Incorporating Youth Voice into Juvenile Justice Reform and Practice

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:16:24 -0500

Start: Jun 21 2006 - 3:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Not Just Talk: Incorporating Youth Voice into Juvenile Justice Reform and Practice
June 21, 2006 3 pm EDT Conference Call

All Alone in the World

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:43:14 -0500

Transcript of live chat (6/28/2006)

One out of every 10 children in the U.S. has a parent under the supervision of the criminal justice system. Yet little attention has been paid to this vulnerable population. Join award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein to talk about the lives of the children of incarcerated parents, how law and policy exacerbate the damage to family bonds, and emerging proposals to recognize children�s need for parental contact.

Graduated Sanctions in Juvenile Justice: A National Training

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:24:07 -0500

Start: May 7 2006 - 2:00pm

End: May 9 2006 - 1:15pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, �Graduated Sanctions in Juvenile Justice: A National Training,� is scheduled for May 7-10, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Breaking the Cycle: Practical Solutions for Juvenile Justice Reform

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:37:35 -0500

Start: Jun 22 2006 - 3:00pm

End: Jun 24 2006 - 3:15pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The Center for Policy Alternatives will hold its 2006 Juvenile Justice conference in St. Louis Missouri.

NIJ Conference

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:08:09 -0500

Start: Jul 17 2006 - 8:30am

End: Jul 19 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

NIJ's annual conference on criminal justice research, development, and evaluation in the social and physical sciences.

How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:51:53 -0500

Unlike the more familiar juvenile offender justice system, it's not always clear how the juvenile victim justice system works, and how the many agencies serving young victims of crime—from police and courts to child protective services and mental health agencies—interact. This bulletin looks at how cases move through the system and the typical processes in the juvenile victim justice system.

Focusing Juvenile Justice on Positive Youth Development

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:20:22 -0600

(Issue brief) Although encouraging positive youth development is increasingly taking hold in many sectors of child advocacy, the juvenile justice system tends to rely on a traditional detention and punishment approach. This Chapin Hall issue brief examines current practices for youthful offenders and evidence that drawing on positive youth development strategies can improve services and outcomes for young offenders. (Free registration required.)

Education: the Key to the Future for Juvenile Justice Kids?

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:23:08 -0600

While the federal No Child Left Behind law has focused needed attention on educational inequities, some students remain nearly invisible: kids involved in the juvenile justice system. Caitlin Johnson looks at efforts to reconnect these children to the education they desperately need� and in particular at Washington, DC�s Maya Angelou public charter high school.

Can Positive Youth Development Improve Juvenile Justice?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:17:11 -0600

Start: Jan 19 2006 - 9:00am

End: Jan 19 2006 - 10:30am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+4

This is the debut event for Thursday's Child -- the new monthly public policy forum on children, families, and communities -- co-presented by Chapin Hall Center for Children and the Urban Institute.